Late actor Heath Ledger was so adamant that 2005’s “Brokeback Mountain” be taken significantly, he refused to entertain those that made jest of the gay relationship central to the story, in accordance to co-star Jake Gyllenhaal.
Gyllenhaal just lately revealed that the Oscar-winner refused to present at the 2007 Academy Awards due to a joke written into the ceremony’s opening monologue.
“I imply, I keep in mind they needed to do a gap for the Academy Awards that 12 months that was type of joking about it,” Gyllenhaal, 39, advised trend journal, One other Man. “And Heath refused. I used to be type of at the time, ‘Oh, okay…no matter.’ I’m at all times like, ‘It’s all in good enjoyable.’ And Heath stated, ‘It’s not a joke to me — I don’t need to make any jokes about it.’”
Gyllenhaal continued, “That’s the factor I liked about Heath. He would by no means joke. Somebody needed to make a joke in regards to the story or no matter, he was like, ‘No. That is about love. Like, that’s it, man. Like, no.’”
“Brokeback Mountain” acquired eight Academy Award nominations, together with appearing nominations for each Gyllenhaal and Ledger. Each went dwelling empty-handed, however Ledger gained posthumously in 2009 for his function because the Joker in “The Darkish Knight.”
Ledger handed away in January 2008 after unintentionally overdosing on a cocktail of oxycodone, diazepam, hydrocodone and doxylamine. He was 28.
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